superpatriot

noun

su·​per·​pa·​tri·​ot ˌsü-pər-ˈpā-trē-ət 

-ˌät,

 chiefly British  -ˈpa-trē-ət

plural superpatriots

: an extremely or excessively zealous or devoted patriot

… a superpatriot committed to country, family and the less fortunate.

—Jim Squires

The drivers all seemed to be superpatriots who regarded any passenger without an American flag in his lapel as a possible spy.

—Edward Sorel

Synonyms

• chauvinist
• flag-waver
• jingo
• nationalist

Examples of superpatriot in a Sentence

too much of a superpatriot to acknowledge the achievements of athletes from other nations

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above